I hop into the passenger’s side of my best friend’s car and simultaneously buckle my seatbelt and crank up the A.C. Matt and I begin to laugh about how we’re never going to find a summer job that pays more than seven dollars an hour. I can hardly even see him through my squinted eyes as I remember how mad I am at my sister for taking my sunglasses to work …showed first 75 words of 984 total…

…showed last 75 words of 984 total…an effect on the rest of my life. What I have come to realize from this experience is something that I will always carry with me. The lesson of taking people for granted is forever imbedded in my heart. I can never escape the memories of that horrible day. I’ll never forget how that one phone call changed my entire life. I’ll always remember to take life for what it’s worth: everything.